Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate

Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate
Names

IUPAC name nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate
Other names nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate
Identifiers
CAS Number	14635-75-7
3D model (JSmol)	Interactive image
ChemSpider	9312255
ECHA InfoCard	100.035.148
PubChem CID	151929
UNII	B99S282SUJ
CompTox Dashboard (EPA)	DTXSID101015532
InChI InChI=1S/BF4.NO/c2-1(3,4)5;1-2/q-1;+1Key: KGCNVGDHOSFKFT-UHFFFAOYSA-N
SMILES (F)(F)(F)F.N#
Properties
Chemical formula	BF₄NO
Molar mass	116.81 g·mol
Appearance	colourless crystalline solid
Density	2.185 g cm
Melting point	250 °C (482 °F; 523 K) (sublimes)
Solubility in water	decomposes
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Chemical compound

Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate, also called nitrosyl tetrafluoroborate, is a chemical compound with the chemical formula NOBF₄. This colourless solid is used in organic synthesis as a nitrosating agent, diazotizing agent and a mild oxidant.

NOBF₄ is the nitrosonium salt of fluoroboric acid, and is composed of a nitrosonium cation, , and a tetrafluoroborate anion, .

Reactions

The dominant property of NOBF₄ is the oxidizing power and electrophilic character of the nitrosonium cation. It forms colored charge transfer complexes with hexamethylbenzene and with 18-crown-6. The latter, a deep yellow species, provides a means to dissolve NOBF₄ in dichloromethane.

Nitrosonium tetrafluoroborate may be used to prepare metal salts of the type ₂ (M = Cr, Mn, Fe, Co, Ni, Cu). The nitrosonium cation acts as the oxidizer, itself being reduced to nitric oxide gas:

M + 2NOBF₄ + xCH₃CN → [M(CH₃CN)_x](BF₄)₂ + 2NO

With ferrocene the ferrocenium tetrafluoroborate is formed.

In its infrared spectrum of this salt, ν_NO is a strong peak at 2387 cm.

References

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